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Engelbrecht is a common family name (surname) of Germanic origin. The name ''Engelbrecht'' has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel". The Surname Database says the name is a Dutch variant of an Old High German given name sometimes spelled Ingelbert or Engelbert.〔(Surname Database: Engelbrecht Last Name Origin ), Accessed September 10, 2010〕 ''Engel'' can translate as "Angle" (the name of a German folk hero), a person from Angeln, or "angel". ''Brecht'' can translate as "bright" or "famous". The name was popular in Middle Age France because it was the name of a son-in-law of Charlemagne.〔〔(Engelbrecht - Nordic Names Wiki ), Accessed March 4 2014〕〔(German-American names - Google Books ), Accessed September 10, 2010〕 The first spelling variant of this name recorded in a survey was the Latinized given name ''Engelbricus'' in the Domesday Book of 1089. ''Engelbricht de Stanlega'' was recorded in the Pipe rolls of Somerset of 1176. ''Robert Ingleberd'' was the first record of a variant of "Engelbrecht" used as a family name, dated 1230 in the Pipe rolls of Yorkshire.〔 Some variations of the surname Engelbrecht such as Engelbert and Engelberdt are common.〔(Engelbrecht Family Crest and Name History ), Accessed September 10, 2010〕 ==Given name== *Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer of polar regions *Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson or Engelbrecht Engelbrechtsson (1390s-1436), Swedish statesman and rebel *Engelbert Kaempfer or Engelbrecht (1651-1716), German traveler and physician *Engelbrecht Rodenburg, Dutch volleyball player 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Engelbrecht」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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